Interactive Web-based radiology teaching file

This multimedia radiology teaching file was developed for medical students, residents, physicians, and researchers to present teaching components rela ted to clinical studies. Patient studies are used to create teaching cases, user can also create lecture series and custom presentations (catalogs) by linking related text and images. The user is able to make and preserve his /her own notes related to reviewed information. From the computer workstati on, the user can perform search our case library by American College of Rad iology (ACR) codes, keywords, modalities, or text. Results are presented in custom pages and include text lists, thumbnails lists, rescaled images, an d full-size images. Text can be easily printed in custom format or exported to an ASCI file. To preserve the privacy of the student, access to our dat abase is granted to the web browser by log-in panel. Image and text can be imported from Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)-compat ible devices or entered by using web forms. In conclusion, we developed a m ultifunctional interactive teaching environment accessible for multiplatfor m internet users. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company.